Mrs. Crawford
Senior English
The
highlighted assignments will be graded
and emailed or completed on the days posted.
Marking Period 2
Essential Question –How
do sex and gender differ?
How and why do men and women differ?
What are the controversial issues
surrounding gender in the modern world? What are the components of a strong
relationship (between a couple)? How do gender roles affect the opportunities
available to men and women in society?
Central Texts – Oscar Wilde’s “Importance of
Being Earnest”
Supporting texts – selected essays, columns and
news articles from NY Times, Yale Lecture on Sex Differences (Paul
Bloom); APA Keynote Speech (Baumeister); assorted poems;
Women in Fiction short story anthology
SECTION |
10/12 (W) |
10/13 (TH) |
10/14 (F) |
A |
SR PHOTO |
X |
2 |
G |
Catch Up DPS |
1 |
2 |
H |
X |
1 |
2 |
LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
1 |
Gender ice-breaker |
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3 |
Discuss and choose names for “Peer Profile Project”
Interview Peers/Brainstorm/Create an
interview/report to class |
Read” E-Mail Girlfriend” |
2 |
Quiz/Discuss E-Mail Girlfriend |
Read “May I Have this Dance?” |
SECTION |
10/17 (M) |
10/18 (T) |
10/19 (W) |
10/20 (TH) |
10/21 (F) |
A |
1 |
2 |
X |
3 |
4 |
G |
X |
1 |
2 |
3 |
X |
H |
1 |
X |
2 |
3 |
4 |
LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
1 |
Quiz/Discussion of My I
Have this Dance |
Read “Want to Be My Boyfriend” |
2 |
Quiz/Discussion of Want
to Be My Boyfriend |
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3 |
Analyze “Perks of a
Wallflower”/500 Dates excerpt |
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4 |
Science of Love
Excerpt (in class) |
Write 500 words on 1) your own version of “modern
love” or 2) analyzing the gender stereotypes in
a television show/film/song’s representation of
modern love |
SECTION |
10/24 (M) |
10/25 (T) |
10/26 (W) |
10/27 (TH) |
10/28 (F) |
A |
1 |
X |
2 |
3 |
4 |
G |
4 |
1 |
2 |
X |
3 |
H |
X |
1 |
2 |
3 |
X |
LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
1 |
Read excerpts in class |
Read Baumeister's
IS THERE ANYTHING GOOD ABOUT MEN?
Be prepared for a quiz! |
2 |
Quiz/ Discuss
Baumeister's
IS THERE ANYTHING GOOD ABOUT MEN? |
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3 |
Paul Bloom (Yale) What
Motivates Us: Sex
LISTEN:
Lecture
(1 hour)
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4 |
Listen to NPR's
End of the Macho Man (30 mins) |
SECTION |
10/31 (M) |
11/1 (T) |
11/2 (W) |
11/3 (TH) |
11/4 (F) |
A |
X |
1 |
2 |
3 |
X |
G |
4 |
1 |
X |
2 |
3 |
H |
4 |
1 |
2 |
X |
3 |
LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
1 |
Gender Commercial Analysis
choose a gender stereotype commercial
(suggestions: Electrolux, Febreze, Heineken,
Pizza Hut) answer
gender commercial questions
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2 |
Prepare for Harkness/
come up with at least one essential question for
each text |
Research/analyze outside
evidence for Harkness |
3 |
Harkness: Which are more
restricting, male or female stereotypes? (bring
in evidence from Baumeister, Bloom, NPR, outside
sources) |
SECTION |
11/7 (M) |
11/8 (T) |
11/9 (W) |
11/10 (TH) |
11/11(F) |
A |
1 |
2 |
3 |
X |
4 |
G |
1 |
X |
2 |
3 |
4 |
E |
1 |
2 |
X |
3 |
4 |
LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
1 |
Importance of Being
Earnest |
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2 |
Importance of Being
Earnest |
Be ready to answer
Act 1 Questions
in class |
3 |
Importance of Being
Earnest |
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4 |
Importance of Being
Earnest |
Finish Act 2/ Be ready to answer
Act 2 Questions
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SECTION |
11/14 (M) |
11/15 (T) |
11/16 (W) |
11/17 (TH) |
11/18(F) |
A |
1 |
2 |
X |
3 |
4 |
G |
X |
1 |
2 |
3 |
X |
H |
1 |
X |
2 |
3 |
4 |
LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
1 |
Ideal Husband |
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2 |
Ideal Husband |
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3 |
Ideal Husband |
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Prepare for a Harkness
analyzing the differences between the movie and
play version of Ideal Husband. |
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4 |
Ideal Husband |
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SECTION |
11/21 (M) |
11/22 (T) |
A |
1 |
X |
G |
1 |
Catch up |
H |
X |
1 |
LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
1 |
Trivial Thanksgiving HARKNESS
come as the Wildean
character you signed up to be; bring
1. your refreshment
2. notes/essential questions analyzing the
differences between play/film/text
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Happy Thanksgiving! |
SECTION |
11/28 (M) |
11/29 (T) |
11/30 (W) |
12/1 (TH) |
12/2 (F) |
A |
1 |
2 |
3 |
X |
4 |
G |
1 |
X |
2 |
3 |
4 |
H |
1 |
2 |
X |
3 |
4 |
LESSON |
IN CLASS |
HOMEWORK |
1 |
Gender Case Studies:
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2 |
Gender Case Studies:
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3 |
Synthesis
Exam
Review |
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4 |
Synthesis
Exam
Review |
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